2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Mark Hendrickson (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| KiJuan Ware (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Brian Ward (1st season)
Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 14 South Dakota State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 8 Illinois State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Indiana State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Southern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Youngstown State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northern Iowa |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Western Illinois |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
South Dakota |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his fourth full season and fifth overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in MVFC play to place ninth.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 6:00 pm| Butler*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | W 23–15| 12,589
September 8| 3:00 pm| Indianapolis*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | W 27–17| 13,411
September 15| 7:00 pm| at Iowa State*|

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA

| | L 3–37| 55,783
September 22| 3:00 pm| No. 15 Illinois State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| Comcast| L 3–23| 16,033
October 6| 2:00 pm| at South Dakota|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| Midco Sports Net| W 24–17| 10,196
October 13| 6:00 pm| at No. 20 South Dakota State|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| MVFC TV| L 10–31| 10,727
October 20| 6:00 pm| No. 21 Indiana State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | L 7–23| 9,478
October 27| 1:00 pm| at Missouri State|

* Plaster Sports Complex
* Springfield, MO

| MVFC TV| L 3–42| 10,076
November 3| 1:00 pm| Northern Iowa|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| MVFC TV| L 40–0| 3,094
November 10| 1:00 pm| Youngstown State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN3| L 7–31| 3,286
November 17| 2:00 pm| at Southern Illinois|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | L 0–35| 7,899

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

* Source: Schedule

## References

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Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Venues|

* Hanson Field (1950–present)

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Rock
* Rocky
* "We're Marching On"
* WIU Marching Leathernecks

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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